► 接頭辞
最 [さい] meaning: most rank: 1
☆ 最先端技術 ⇨ The most advanced, state-of-the-art, technology
☆ 最重要の問題 ⇨ The most important issue
More examples:
- 工事は最短の時間で完了した ⇨ The construction was completed in the shortest amount of time
- 彼は最初から喧嘩腰だった ⇨ He was taking a fighting posture, belligerent, from the start
- 最終期限が刻々と近づいている ⇨ The deadline is approaching minute by minute. The clock is ticking
- 週に最低でも数時間運動することが望ましい ⇨ It is desirable that you work out at least a couple of hours per week
- 最終的には首相が決断を下さなくてはいけない ⇨ Ultimately the prime minister has to make a decision
- 最近白髪が増えた ⇨ I’m getting more gray hair recently
- 母は最近物忘れが激しい ⇨ My mother has become very forgetful lately
- 彼は最後に到着した ⇨ He arrived the last
- 彼等は試合の最後の最後に逆転した ⇨ They took the lead in the final seconds of the game
- それを聞いて一番最初に思い浮かんだ事は… ⇨ The very first thing that came to my mind when I heard that is …
- 子供を育てるのに最適な環境 ⇨ The environment best suited to raise children
- 正直言わせてもらえば、最低だと思います ⇨ If you allow me to speak honestly, I think it is the lowest
- 彼が私達の最後の望みだ ⇨ He’s our last hope
- 最高裁は訴訟を高裁に差し戻した ⇨ The Supreme Court sent back the lawsuit back to the high court (for a retrial)
- 彼は最後まで信念を貫き通した ⇨ He has stayed true to his belief till the end